Woke up at 5 to have coffee with mom before meeting Bre for breakfast. Met Bre at 630. Cracker Barrel. Eggs and split pecan pancake. My favorite. Got a big hug from Bre then hit the road for Nashville! Traffic wasn't bad at all. But I did notice an unusual amount of motorists were pulling over out of my way and letting me by! Black and silver bike.... Light color helmet.... Black gloves... Flashing front lights ( they are legal!). Kinda felt bad but what the heck they needed to get over anyway. Did feel bad for one guy. He was in a red clunker doing about 60 in the fast lane. I came up on him and he put on his blinker and pulled off the shoulder. Looked like he was a through back from the 60s. Long hair in a pony tail. Probably used to getting pulled over. Probably scared him a little. I'm sure he was pleased when I kept going by :-)
When I go on these trips I like to read the signs... Look at the different small towns...Along I30 I saw a town called Fate. Probably home to ill and sister city of destiny.
Little further along a went through New Boston. My dad went to high school there. It's close to Texarkana When dad was in high school Texarkana had the real "chainsaw massacre". I remember dad saying "you couldn't hardly get a date because everyone was afraid. If you got a date you had to have them Home before dark!"
I noticed a lot of states have the same town names. How come the people in charge of naming a town can't be a little more original!!! I always thought Brownsville was a good name for that town in south Texas. Very flitting. Then I see another state with that name and I wonder what is it about that town that would make some think of brown??
I30 through Arkansas and into Tennessee is very pretty. Lots of tall trees. I think Tennessee has the most cops per mile. There was one about every 3-4 miles. Probably looking for my moon shining buddies!!! Made it to Nashville about 6 ish. No rain. Nice drive. Day started out great and ended great.
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